Manual of needlework. Teaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. (1883)
Patten, Joseph L., Mrs · New York, Patten Publishing Co. · leaf 17
is left around the needle, forming a link in the chainstitch. Double Chain Stitch is done much the same, only the threadis twisted. (See cut 8.) KNOT STITCH. The centers of flowers are usually made in this stitch, in all kindsof fancy embroidery. To form the knot, bring the needle upthrough the… … Cut No. 9. through carefully, to avoid tangling-, and the twist thus formed be-comes a knot. (Cut 9.) BLANKET STITCH Is used for finishing the edges of blankets, the edges of chair ortable scarfs, valances for windows or mantels. It is a button-holestitch in reality and made in fanciful designs, by…
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